19 October The 8th Malcolm Arnold Festival , Royal & Derngate, Northampton Day 1 11.00 - Royal & Derngate - Festival launched by Dame Monica Mason"A Fanfare for Malcolm" - World premiere of a specially commissioned fanfare by the brilliant young composer Toby Young, winner of the 2009 Malcolm Arnold composition competition.12.00 - The Turtle Drum - performed by singers and instrumentalists from the Malcolm Arnold Academy.14.00 - Guitar Concerto + Serenade for Guitar and Strings. Soloist Michael Button (guitar) and the Berkeley Ensemble. This dynamic and talented young ensemble are fast establishing themselves on the international concert scene. Included in the programme is a new work by Michael Berkeley.15.00 - St Matthew's Church, Northampton. A family concert given by the Ealing Symphony Orchestra, under their conductor John Gibbons:Organ Concerto Sweeney Todd SuiteRecorder Concerto Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) (NB. It is the Festival's intention to bus anyone who wishes from the Royal & Derngate to St Matthew's church for this special afternoon orchestral concert)19.00 - An illustrated talk on the subject of Malcolm Arnold's concertos by Dr Timothy Bowers, Head of Undergraduate programmes at the Royal Academy of Music.20.00 -The Julian Metzger Piano Trio will perform a mixed programme of Arnold chamber pieces and the 3 Concert Studies by Alan Bush:Piano Trio Op 54, Hobson's Choice Trio,5 Pieces for Violin and Piano3 Concert Studies (Alan Bush)

20 October The 8th Malcolm Arnold Festival Day 2

11.00 - The first of two illustrated talks on Malcolm Arnold's music given by young scholars.12.00 - The Northampton County Youth Orchestra - one of the UK's finest youth orchestras, the NCYO returns to the Festival this year with another magnificent orchestral programme, including a work by Malcolm Arnold's friend and fellow Northampton composer, William Alwyn:Anniversary Overture
Water Music Op
Peterloo
The Crimson Pirate (Alwyn)14.00 - The second of two illustrated talks on Malcolm Arnold's music given by young scholars. 15.00 - Vocal Recital - a selection of Arnold's captivating songs performed by the soprano Claire Thompson and pianist Scott Mitchell, including:5 William Blake Songs
5 Songs from Kensington Gardens16.30 - Malcolm Speaks. Original interviews and recordings offer a rare and intriguing insight into the composer's life and work. Presented by Festival Director, Paul Harris17.00 - RNCM String Quartet perform two major works from the Arnold catalogue:String Quartet 1 (1949)
String Quartet 2 (1975)
12.00 - Gala Concert: "A night at the Movies".
The Worthing Symphony Orchestra , conductor John Gibbons, will perform:Inn of the 6th Happiness Suite
You know what Sailors are
Clarinet Concerto No 2 (soloist: Julian Bliss)Out of Africa (Barry)Schindler's List (Williams)Odd Man Out (Alwyn)Pirates of the Caribbean (Badelt)Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)Bolero (Ravel)Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov)